2. Geographical position:  Romania is situated in Southeastern Europe and it borders on Ukraine (North and East), the Republic of Moldavia (East), Hungary (West and North-West), Serbia (South-East), and Bulgaria (South).  The country has an area of 238.391 km 2. Flag.  red, yellow and blue vertical color bands, with blue on the hoist side.

3. Official name: Romania Official language Romanian Capital  Bucharest (2,064,000 inhabitants), first referred to by scholars in 1459 Population  21,733,556 inhabitans, 89% of which are Romanian  The largest ethnic minorities are: Hungarians and Szeklers (7.1%), Rroma (1.7%)

4. Time Zone - Summer: GMT + 3(the last Sunday in March until the last Sunday in October); - The rest of the year: GMT + 2 Climate - transitional between temperate and continental. The average summer temperature is between 22 o C and 24 o C, reaching values of 38 o C. During winter, the average temperature remains below -3 o C

5. System of government  bicameral parliamentary republic  European status - member of the European Union, starting January the 1 st, 2007. National currency  LEU (RON) 1 leu = 100 bani. Banknotes currently circulating are: 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 200 and 500 RON. Coins currently circulating are : 1, 5, 10 and 50 bani. Official holidays  1 st of December – National Day of Romania;  1 st and 2 nd of January – New Year;  1 st of May – Labor day;  The first and second day of Easter;  25 th and 26 th of December – Christmas

6. Dominant religion  Orthodox (86.8% of population).  Catholic (5%), Greek- Catholic (1%), Protestant (3.5%), other religions (3.7%)

7. Romania - countryside

8. music: Gheorghe Zamfir Lonely Shepherd

9. Romania a country of wonderful places with palaces, castles, monuments of art

10. Bran Castle

11. The Council Tower-Sibiu

12. Palatul parlamentului Palace of Parliament, Bucharest

13. The Arch of Triumph

14. The Athenaeum from Bucharest

15. Peles Castle, Sinaia

16. Sighisoara

17. Timisoara-opera

18. Brasov From White Tower

19. Brasov Main Square

20. Brasov Council Square

21. CERNAVODACERNAVODA BRIDGEBRIDGE

22. Transylvania

23. Romania a country with Carpathians Mountains, rivers and lakes

24. Carpathians Mountains

25. Toaca peak (1900 m) – Durau Carpathians Mountains

26. Olt River-Cozia

27. Landscape by mountains

28. Balea lake

29. Transfagarasan

30. Balea lake

31. Red lake

32. lake and mountains

33. White nature in Romania

34. Retezat Mountains Bucura lake

35. Winter in the Carpathians Mountains

36. Meduse from the Black Sea Romania a country with the BLACK SEA

37. Constanta, Mamaia on the Black Sea

38. C a s i n o i n C o n s t a n t a

39. Romania a country with wonderful DANUBE DELTA

40. sturgeon on the Danube near the Iron Gates

41. Swan from Danube Delta

42. Gura Portitei in the Danube Delta, a wonderful place in Romania

43. Romania a country with green FORESTS

44. Autumn in the forest

45. In the forest

46. Autumn leaves in the forest

47. Reflections in nature

48. Romania a country with picturesque MONASTERIES and authentic customs

49. Putna Monastery

50. Barsana Monastery

51. Vlad Tepes Dracula's grave, Snagov

52. Easter eggsEaster eggs

54. Transylvanian Brandy Jug (Oas)

55. Barsana Monastery

56. Romanian ceramic saucers

57. Romanias rugs

58. Hermitage Church

59. Romania a country with picturesque landscapes and a rich spiritual people

60. Field of wheat

61. Romanian people

62. Landscape in Romania

63. Pasture of Romania

64. Wolf in Romania

65. Costesti Cetatuia